It's a Winner!

We hosted our wine tasting group last night with a Northwest Pinot Noir theme.  The Winner out of five selections in the blind tasting was Olsen Family Vineyards 2008 Pinot.

Contenders in order:

• Belle Vallee. Willamette Valley - 2007
• A to Z, Oregon - 2008
• Cloudline, McMinnville - 2007
• Primarius, Oregon - 2007

Also featured:

• Bridgman, Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - 2007
• Gordon Brothers, Columbia Valley Chardonnay - 2007
• Washington Hills, Paradise Peak, WA, Late Harvest Riesling - 2008

Menu:

• British Columbia Roast Pork Tenderloin in Red Currant Sauce
• Pan-Braised Spring Fennel with Olive Oil, Honey, and Orange
• Roasted Yellow Finn Potatoes with Garlic, Rosemary, and Olive Oil

Fun with Eva and Mimi

Gargling Demonstration.



Bean Bag Toss at the Science Museum after the power went out.

A Chuch Mary Can Love

From April 18th New York Times, a delightful and thought-provoking column by Nicholas Kristof (an Oregon boy making us proud). 

"The Impossible of Today is the Work of Tomorrow"

Remembering Anna Dengel, SCMM, today in the People's Companion to the Breviary.

Another woman to inspire us.... 

A wonderful week with Paul and Kathy...

We finished off our week in Colonial Williamsburg, and this time, I remembered to bring my camera! Before leaving, however, Blaire, Eva and Mimi joined us for a visit.  

Paul and Kathy return to Chicago today and we are left with some great memories of their visit and our travels.

Remembering Teilhard de Chardin...

"The day will come when, after harnessing space,
the winds, the tides, gravitation, we shall harness
for God the energies of love. And, on that day,
for the second time in the history of the world,
humankind will have discovered fire."

Peking, February 1934, "The Evolution of Chastity" 
in Toward the Future, London: Collins, 1975: 86-87.

“It has sometimes seemed to me there are three weak stones sitting dangerously
in the foundations of the modern Church: first, a government that excludes
democracy; second, a priesthood that excludes and minimises women; third, a
revelation that excludes, for the future, prophecy.’ (Letter to Christophe de
Gaudefroy, 7 October 1929, Lettres in⁄dites, 80)


Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ
1881 – 1955
Priest and Paleontologist

Paul and Kathy Visit Virginia

Our first two days with Paul Gnat and Kathy Vana in WDC, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon.  Forgot my camera at home so had to use my cell phone; the photos are not as great but still not bad.

Pictures

Easter: This is the day our God has made!

Easter Weekend at Molly's (GiGi)